What prediction can a reader make when a phrase such as tortoise and turtle is used several times in a passage's first lines?
a) tortoises and turtles are enemies.
b) tortoises and turtles are the topic.
c) tortoises and turtles are best friends.
d) tortoises and turtles are important reptiles.

louverture's prominent role in the haitian success over colonialism and slavery had earned him the admiration of friends and detractors alike.

explanation:

toussaint louverture began his military career as a leader of the 1791 slave rebellion in saint-domingue; he was by then a free man and a jacobin.

the answer is selfishly. hope this !